Michael Gambon Quotes

Albus Dumbledore Now as you know, each and every one of you was searched upon your arrival here tonight and you have the right to know why. Once there was a young man, who like you, sat in this very hall, walked this castle's corridors, slept under its roofs. He seemed to all the world a student like any other. His name: Tom Riddle! Today, of course, he's known all over the world by another name, which is why, as I stand looking out upon you all tonight, I'm reminded of a sobering fact: Every day, every hour, this very minute, perhaps, dark forces attempt to penetrate this castle's walls. But in the end, their greatest weapon.... is you. There's something to think about. Now off to bed, pip pip!

Albus Dumbledore Now the moment you've all been waiting for: The champion selection.

Eddie Temple The art of good business is being a good middleman.

Albus Dumbledore The Goblet of Fire. Anyone wishing to submit themselves to the tournament, need only write their name upon a piece of parchment, and throw it in the flame before this hour on Thursday night. Do not do so lightly. If chosen, there's no turning back. As from this moment, the Triwizard Tournament has begun.

King George V I told him straight, no divorced person can ever be received at court! He said, it made him "sublimely happy." I imagine that was because she was sleeping with him. "I give you my word" - this is what he said - "I give you my word, we've never had immoral relations." Stared square into his father's face, and lied. When I'm dead, that boy will ruin himself, this family, and this nation within twelve months.

Prime Minister Ali, come on, ] breaking out, you need to do something!

Minister Will the member for Staines return to his seat!?!

Prime Minister What's he doing?

David Carlton Uh, I don't know, Prime Minister.

Ali G Look at you all! All you ever do all day long is cuss each other! R-E-S-T-E-C-P. Do you have any idea what that spells?

Minister Restecp?

Ali G (confused) Yes. Restecp.

Prime Minister Restecp?

Ali G How can you all not be restecp-ing each other, when you doesn't restecp each other in here?

Minister The member for Staines is to be removed from the House!

Ali G (hurriedly) You wanna know ow I make diz country bettah? Iz simple, two words: "Keep it real!

Minister (thinking quick) That's three words!

Ali G Don't be a spannah — "It" ain't a real word — it's short for "innit", innit?

Albus Dumbledore This castle will not only be your home this year, but home to some very special guests as well.

Albus Dumbledore Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

Eddie Temple You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake, son.

Albus Dumbledore Being me has its privileges.

Albus Dumbledore It's all right, Harry. It's all right. He's home, you both are.

Eddie Temple Opera Tonight. The damnation of Faust. Man sells his soul to the devil. All ends in tears, these arrangements usually do.

Albus Dumbledore Welcome to the second task. Last night, something was stolen from each of our champions. A treasure of sorts. These four treasures, one for each champion, now lie on the bottom of the Black Lake. In order to win, each champion need only find their treasure and return to the surface. Simple enough, except for this: They will have but one hour to do so, and one hour only. After that, they'll be on their own. No magic will save them. You may begin at the sound of the cannon.

Albus Dumbledore Three of our champions have now faced their dragons, and so each one of them will proceed to the next task. And now our fourth and final contestant.

Lord Salisbury There's another famine in India. More trouble in Ireland, I'm afraid. Suez is a perennial nightmare. And I'm afraid the Boers are at it again.

Queen Victoria Is there any good news, Prime Minister?

Lord Salisbury Well, we've decided to annex Zululand, Your Majesty.

Queen Victoria Whatever for?

Lord Salisbury We really have to box in the Boers if we possibly can.

Queen Victoria Oh, Prime Minister, you really are terribly depressing.

Lord Salisbury Yes.

Queen Victoria Ah, sandwiches! Mm!

Lord Salisbury What on Earth is a durbar room?

Henry Ponsonby It's a celebration of all things Indian, Prime Minister, inspired by the Mughal emperors.

Lord Salisbury But I don't understand. Who gave her permission to build this in the first place?

Albert Edward Don't blame me, I was in Monte Carlo.

Henry Ponsonby I'm afraid she's a law unto herself, Prime Minister.

Lord Salisbury For God's sake! She'll be wearing a burqa next.

Queen Victoria Prime Minister, you are late.

Lord Salisbury I'm terribly sorry, Your Majesty.

Queen Victoria Well, let us begin. This, as you can see, is the Indian corridor. The Durbar Room was designed by Mr. Bhai Ram Singh.

Albert Edward The place is crawling with them.

Queen Victoria We have commissioned a series of portraits of eminent Indians. This... Princess Gowramma. And this of course, is the Munshi.

Abdul Karim An honor to meet you, Mr. Prime Minister, sir.

Queen Victoria A good likeness, don't you think?

Abdul Karim I asked him to take a few pounds off. This is my wife, Mr. Prime Minister, sir. And that is my mother-in-law. At least I think that's the right way round. These are my servants, Mohammed and Ahmed.

Queen Victoria And this is the Durbar Room.

Lord Salisbury What the hell is going on here, Ponsonby?

Queen Victoria The carvings are from Uttar Pradesh, and the carpet was woven in a jail in Agra. Perfect, I think, for the tableau. But the piéce-de-resistánce is the Peacock Throne, an exact copy of the one at Agra, and, of course, the Koh-i-noor. Now I really do feel like the Empress of India.

Albus Dumbledore Years ago, I knew a boy who made all the wrong choices. Please let me help you.

Albus Dumbledore Excellent! We now have three champions. But in the end, only one will go down in history. Only one will hoist the chalice of champions, this vessel of victory; the Triwizard Cup!

Albus Dumbledore Today, we acknowledge… a really terrible loss. Cedric Diggory was, as you all know, exceptionally hard-working, infinitely fair-minded, and most importantly, a fierce, fierce friend. Now I think, therefore, you (all) have the right to know exactly how he died. You see… Cedric Diggory was murdered… by Lord Voldemort! The Ministry of Magic does not wish me to tell you this, but not to do so, I think, would be an insult to his memory. Now, the pain we all feel at this dreadful loss reminds me... reminds us, that while we may come from different places, and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one. In light of recent events, the bonds of friendship we made this year will be more important than ever! You remember that, and Cedric Diggory will not have died in vain. You remember that, and we will celebrate a boy who was kind and honest and fair and true, right to the very end.

Eddie Temple I've checked you out, son. You're a smart lad. But you keep very, very bad company.

Albus Dumbledore Eternal glory. That is what awaits the student who wins the Triwizard Tournament. But to do this, that student must survive three tasks. Three extremely dangerous tasks.

Albus Dumbledore A true leader does what is right, no matter what others think.

Bill Sullivan I'm sorry for not standing, my fucking feet are killing me.

Clover Wilson Agency first, God second.

Richard Hayes I remember a Senator once asked me when we talk about CIA why we never use the word the in front of it. And I asked him do you put the word the in front of God?

Clover Wilson There wasn’t very much to say. Six years is a long time.

Ulysses Hello, I believe you know me as Ulysses. Do you know what our code name is for you... it's "Mother". Yes, they said you were the quiet type. But your silence speaks volumes, what is the saying? "Your silence is deafening?" yes that is it. You will be a great adversary Mother, hopefully for many years.

Arch Cummings How did the Irish poet say it, hmm? "E'er friend for today, is tomorrow's heartbreak.

Dr. Fredericks Get out while you still can. While you still believe. While you still have a soul.

Philip Allen Why is it that people like us choose to serve for nickels a day in a profession that makes us constantly look over our shoulder to see who's watching us?

Thomas Wilson They are right what they say about me. I was weak, a coward. I compromised myself, my honor, my family, my country. I am ashamed of myself. To my wife: I am sorry I've done this to you. To my son: I hope you'll grow to be a courageous man, a good husband, a good father. I hope whatever you decide to do you live a good full life. I hope whatever your dreams maybe come true. Your loving husband and father." -Thomas Wilson's Suicide Note

King George V In the past, all a king had to do was look respectable in uniform and not fall off his horse. Now we must invade people's homes and ingratiate ourselves with them. This family's been reduced to those lowest, basest of all creatures. We've become actors.

Prime Minister What's he doing?

Prime Minister We're going to demolish Slough instead.

Albus Dumbledore Please join me in welcoming the lovely ladies of the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and their headmistress, Madame Maxime. And now our friends from the north. Please greet the proud sons of Durmstrang and their high master, Igor Karkaroff.

Eddie Temple Do you know what a remora fish is?

XXXX Yes.

Eddie Temple Oh you do? Well Jimmy's been swimming in my slipstream all my fucking life.

Eddie Temple England. Typical. Even drug dealers don't work weekends